Raiding the Genome: How the United States Government Is Abusing Its Immigration Powers to Amass DNA

Presentation on a report by Georgetown's Center on Privacy and Technology detailing the US Government's abuse of immigration powers to add DNA profiles collected by immigration enforcement to DOJ's DNA database. 

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(10/7/2024) For years, our nation’s federal DNA database has been filled with profiles created based on samples from criminal policing. Following a Department of Justice rule from the first Trump presidency, DHS’s immigration enforcement agents have been adding profiles to the same DNA database. This presentation provides an overview of DHS’s DNA collection program and discuss its implications for criminal defense. 

  • Emerald Tse, Associate, Center on Privacy and Technology at Georgetown Law

Read the Center on Privacy and Technology's report: Raiding the Genome: How the United States Government Is Abusing Its Immigration Powers to Amass DNA for Future Policing

 

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